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Any one used this Adafruit tin?

https://www.adafruit.com/product/97

I just wanna know if the dimensions are the same as the Altoids tin.

I want to have a flush cover to put a custom picture on it.

Thank you!

I believe that is the tin VeteranGsmer used. Check out is incredible build.

Yes they are the same size as an Altoids tin. I'm using one for one of my builds. I plan to etch it with a logo.

Veteran has said that these are 'nearly identical' but on his tintyPi build he had to slightly modify the screen 3D prints. Shouldn't be too much trouble though

joo32 wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 20, 2017 6:02 pm

Any one used this Adafruit tin?

https://www.adafruit.com/product/97

I just wanna know if the dimensions are the same as the Altoids tin.

I want to have a flush cover to put a custom picture on it.

Thank you!

the tin i bought was from ebay, and not from adafruit (so any issues could just be to the type/one i bought)

but with my tin the only issue was the placement of the hinges for the lid are slightly lower than the altoids tin...
this caused a slight issue with the 3d printed parts that go into the lid (with them catching)


if your going to buy wermy 3d printed parts, i would recommend that you stick to a altoids tin...
it seem like a shame to start butchering the parts wermy printed (IMHO), and you could end up messing them up


also the curvature of the tin i bought is not exactly the same as the altoids (but not a major difference either)....
my 3d printed part (had them printed locally via 3d hubs), were slightly snagging on the curves....
this could have been an issue with the tin or the 3d print (i just whittled/sanded them down a bit to get them to fit)


the blank tins are a good alternative, if you cant get hold of a altoids tin locally to where you are....
or like me, just didnt fancy walking around with a altoids tin that i had no connection to before i started the build (seriously had never heard of altoids before this build)

but a blank tin build (depending how you want it to look) requires alot more work than the standard build especially if you dont want it to look like a junior school project that just cost you around $100....

but the results can be really rewarding

The ones I bought from Adafruit were fine. No issues.

sharmstr wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:16 am

The ones I bought from Adafruit were fine. No issues.

Have you put everything together,

And if so, please show

Yes, everything is together except for the sound card that's taking forever to arrive. I used the powerboost with the battery monitor board. I've been playing on it for 2 days. Cant post a picture right now.